Sports headlines for Thursday May 31, 1979:

• Yes, Virginia, There Is A Sampson

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Giants activated Greg Minton

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   1979 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

   American League Batting / American League Pitching            MLB standings as of this date
   National League Batting / National League Pitching

Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (26-23) 4 10 0 10 Milwaukee Brewers (28-23) 5 12 3 8 Win: Jerry Augustine (3-2)   Loss: Ray Burris (1-1) T: 2:53   Att: 24,707 at County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (17-33) 2 12 2 9 Minnesota Twins (27-19) 13 13 0 6 Win: Paul Hartzell (2-3)   Loss: Rick Langford (1-8) T: 2:11   Att: 4,345 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB California Angels (30-20) 10 12 2 5 Seattle Mariners (18-33) 12 11 2 7 Win: Byron McLaughlin (3-2)   Loss: Mark Clear (4-1)   Save: Shane Rawley (6) T: 3:12   Att: 5,266 at The Kingdome Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (27-19) 3 8 1 8 Texas Rangers (28-20) 2 10 2 12 Win: Dick Drago (4-2)   Loss: Sparky Lyle (3-4) T: 3:05   Att: 13,600 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (22-21) 1 6 0 5 Toronto Blue Jays (12-38) 0 3 0 3 Win: Pat Underwood (1-0)   Loss: Tom Underwood (0-7)   Save: John Hiller (4) T: 1:52   Att: 12,423 at Exhibition Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (26-23) 0 7 0 8 Houston Astros (29-23) 3 10 0 7 Win: Rick Williams (2-1)   Loss: Fred Norman (2-5) T: 2:07   Att: 25,453 at The Astrodome Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (25-26) 10 17 2 11 Los Angeles Dodgers (26-26) 12 16 3 9 Win: Don Sutton (6-4)   Loss: Vida Blue (6-6)   Save: Bob Welch (5) T: 3:00   Att: 36,288 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (27-20) 0 6 0 4 Montreal Expos (29-15) 1 3 0 1 Win: Scott Sanderson (4-3)   Loss: Larry Christenson (0-2) T: 1:52   Att: 22,388 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (20-25) 3 11 0 11 Pittsburgh Pirates (23-21) 4 13 0 14 Win: Bruce Kison (2-1)   Loss: Bruce Sutter (1-2) T: 3:27   Att: 6,438 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (18-31) 1 5 0 4 San Diego Padres (24-29) 3 7 1 4 Win: Eric Rasmussen (2-5)   Loss: Rick Matula (2-4)   Save: Rollie Fingers (8) T: 1:57   Att: 11,143 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Mets (16-28) 6 13 1 7 St. Louis Cardinals (24-20) 9 17 0 7 Win: Bob Sykes (4-2)   Loss: Mike Scott (1-1)   Save: Darold Knowles (5) T: 2:41   Att: 15,110 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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